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See definition of stain on Dictionary.com
  • nounspot of dirt, blot, bar
  • verbdirty, taint

synonyms for stain

  • blemish
  • blotch
  • color
  • dye
  • smudge
  • speck
  • splotch
  • stigma
  • tint
  • blur
  • brand
  • discoloration
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • drip
  • infamy
  • mottle
  • odium
  • onus
  • reproach
  • shame
  • slur
  • smirch
  • spatter
  • spot
  • black eye
  • ink spot
  • sinister
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On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stain, such as: blemish, blotch, color, dye, smudge, and speck.

antonyms for stain

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  • approval
  • benefit
  • esteem
  • honor
  • praise
  • respect
  • blank
  • cleanliness
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How to use stain in a sentence

I’ve also found that it resists stains and cleans up easily, which is a major plus for road trips and winter camping.
THE BEST WINTER CAR-CAMPING UPGRADESBRYAN ROGALANOVEMBER 24, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
Plus, the sudsing left stains on my lenses from the water I couldn’t shake off.
THE BEST WAYS TO STOP A MASK FROM FOGGING UP YOUR GLASSES, RANKEDSANDRA GUTIERREZ G.NOVEMBER 18, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Soil stains hint that there may have been such structures inside and that people were living there, she said.
FORMER JESUIT PLANTATION MAY HOLD QUARTERS OF THE ENSLAVEDMICHAEL RUANENOVEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POST
You wrote that it “left a stain on their reputations, their department and the country.”
Q&A WITH ‘ANONYMOUS’: MILES TAYLOR ON HIS SECRET, WHY HE DIDN’T RESIGN AND MOREPHILIP RUCKER, CAROL D. LEONNIGOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POST
They can sop up moisture and help tackle stains on other surfaces, including rugs and carpets.
DISH TOWELS TO TACKLE ALMOST ANY MESSPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMSEPTEMBER 10, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
The issue of wearing a mask has been weaponized quite literally, as witnessed by the blood stains on our sidewalk and all the other mask-related violent encounters we read about every single day.
ANTI-MASKERS ASSAULTED MY HUSBANDMATT FOREMANSEPTEMBER 1, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE
Before 2016, Fretwell and BAS penguin biologist Phil Trathan hunted for the telltale stains in images from NASA’s Landsat satellites, which have a resolution of 30 meters by 30 meters.
PENGUIN POOP SPOTTED FROM SPACE UPS THE TALLY OF EMPEROR PENGUIN COLONIESCAROLYN GRAMLINGAUGUST 4, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
Louis pressed his father's hand to his lips; that hand which was hardly washed from the stain of Wharton's blood!
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
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WORDS RELATED TO STAIN

  • bastardize
  • bestialize
  • brutalize
  • debase
  • debauch
  • degrade
  • dehumanize
  • demoralize
  • deprave
  • stain
  • vitiate
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